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improbable

The charity supports the general public. Improbable is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in Kent and operates in United States and England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Improbable has been presenting award-winning theatre, from very small scale performances to large scale plays and operas, for 20 years. We add high-quality work to the cultural landscape, and tour our work as much as possible to benefit those living outside London. We also run Open Space forums around the state of the arts and contemporary theatre practice.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£632,121
Latest Expenditure
£632,598

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £311,944
Charitable Activities £319,053
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,124
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £618,937
Raising Funds £13,661
Governance £3,200
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£632,121£632,598£618,937£216,269£196,0716 / 0
2023£549,192£576,670£576,670£158,756£158,7566 / 0
2022£398,412£455,3610 / 0
2021£470,441£309,4770 / 1
2020£326,179£366,1960 / 9

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers